Carbureter.



W. C. WESTAWAY. GARBURETER,

- APPLIGTION TILED APR. 18, 1910. LOQQQSQ@ Paentaf Dec. 31, 1912.

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llllllli IlHjli W. G.WESTAWAY. CARBURETER.

APPLICATION FILED 1111.18, 1910.

Patented Dec. 31, 1912.

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UARBURETBR- APPLICATION FILED APRJB, 1910.

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WALTER C.

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CARBURETER.

To all icliom iz'ima'g/ conce/r11.'

it known that l, 'iliL'rnn C. Weerw- WAY, n citizen of the United States, residing' :it Chicago, in the county` of .Cook und Stute ot' illinois, have invented certain new find useful improvements in Cnrbureters or the Lilie. oli which the following' 4is n description.

My invention belongs to that class ol devices known :is enrluiretrs designedY to eoniingrle fluids. as vt'or exemple. nir :ind n suitable hydro-cnrlion. und has among' its objects the production of :i simple. efficient. durable :ind satisfactory device ot the kind described for use wherever found applitelde.

To this end inf,VY invention. consists in. the novel construction. zurzingreineut and eon1 binetion ot ports herein shown und described and more particularly pointed out in the cluims.

in the drawings wherein like reference characters indicute like or eorresnonding parte, Figure l is n ton pion view ot mjy device7 Fig. 2 is :i side elevntion of the suine. Fig. 3 is n sectional view oit the seme teken substantially on line Smil oi Fig. 1. Fin. is e cross 'Sectional view taken substantially on line wwl. ol Fig. 8, Fig. 5 is :i cross sectional view taken substinitiallyv on line of Fig. 3, Figi'. G sectional view taken substantially on line til-G of Fig. l, Fig. 7 is n view of the workingi foce ot' the valve member Q2. Fin'. S is unenlzirged cross sectional view teken through the wall ofthe shell. Fig. t) is :in exterior side elevation of the saine', end Fig. l() is :i sectional view of the seine. taken substantially on lline lU-O ot' Fig. S.

lily preferred form of device comprises. e

'casing' l provided with n cover i2 extended ns :it 5, the easing or shell l and the cover being provided with suitable lugs 3 :ind bolts fl or their equivalents Ator securing the two parte together. An inlet 6 'for the oil or hydro-carbon. is provided in the top 5, the .seme beingr conducted thereto through ii pipe 7, the supply of oil or hydro-carbon to the device being controlled b v suitable valves as hereinafter described. The part 5 is also provided With an nir inlet 8. the amount of nir admitted being also controlled es hereinafter described. 'lhe eas ing or shell 1 is provided with one or more.

outlets 9 which may be arranged as at 10 Speciiceton of Letters Patent.

Application tiled April 18.

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wie. semi no. 556,966.

ducted to the engine cylinders or where desired-by one or more pipes ll or the equivalent, i

lilithin the shell or casing l is :i member l2, the same being shown in the forni of n cylindrical shell. which is preferably threaded or progressively `@rooted as zit 1?), und also longitudinell)y grooved :is :it 1l, suitable ducts or opening-s l5 connecting thev interior of the shell with the `grooves il. 'About the Shell and tir-ranged in the `grooves 13 is u wire 1G, which progressively wound about the shell forming' u .errent number or plurality of prefernlily smell nngrulnropenings 161 through which the nir :ind hvdrdcnrbon which muy be more or less mixed :it this` time. must pass through l e- U out through the outlets Si. The :irrziiirement ot the shell and angular open ings is such that it muy be broadly ile-- scribed as'iiite'rposed between the inlet and outlet. The shell l? muy lie provided'with heads ll' wl 'eli ntl'ord :i tight :it the ends :is weil secure the ends ol" the wire ttl tightly in' position, the wire. however. l e ing also preferably soldered or otherwise cured to the shell. rihere mzrv be env desired number of slots lst und holee` l5 oli- Coniparatively close together so that the.,

openings :ire very small.

is most clearly shown in liig. 3,1 extend the top 2 down ns shown :it 18 to ilorm a chamber -l-O es hereafter described. In the extended port 5 is a duct 't9-2G from the inletI 6 to the 'face of the top and :ils-o n duct il `rom the time to the chamber 4.0. The hydro-carbon or oil enters through the inlet. (l and passes through the duct lll- Q() to the fece end thence through the duct 21 to the chamber 40, the admission tothe inlet duct- 21, lioiveveijbeing controlled by a suit- (see Figa'. l) the mixture or gas being con-l able Valve 22 or its equivalent. As shown,

Za il the valve 22 is pivotally secured lto the top 5 by means ofl a pin 23 and screw 24. The

construction of the valve member 22 is most clearly shown in Fig.- 7 in which 26 is a chamber slot or groove in the face of the same arranged with an edge 261 eccentric to the pin 23 or its axis of rotation so that as the valve member moves back and forth over the face of the top 5 it will regulate or control the amount of oil or hydro-carbon admitted through the duct 21 to theA interior of the device, the duct being open to the chamber or slot 2d in the valve member. This is most clearly shown in Fig. 1 in which the openings 26 and ducts 2O and 21 are shown in dotted lines.v The valve member 22 may be controlled and maintained in position in any suitable manner. As'shown, itis resiliently maintained against the face of the top 5 by means of a member 27 provided with a stem 28 and a part 29 secured to the top part 5 by a screw 31 and extended as at'SO. The end is provided with an extension 32 arranged to coperate with a spring 33 and maintain the same in position, the resilient member or spring 33 acting between the arm and the member 27, thereby maintaining the valve 22 tightly against the face of the top. The valve member 22 may be operated by a rod 25.1 secured to the end 25 or by equivalent means. ln the construction shown the amount ofair admitted to the. inlet 8 is also controlled by the member 22, as most clearly shown in Fig. 7. To give vadjustability to member 22 in controlling the amount of air admitted through the yinlet S the member may be provided with one or more adjustable extensions 34 and secured to the member'22 by screws 36 and 3T extending through the upper face of the member 22 through slots 38` and 39. In this manner the size of the member 22 may be adjusted so that the amount of air and oil admitted to the interior of the device will be in the desired proportions.

Y Nithin the shell is arranged a valve member 41 arranged to coperate with a seat 42 on the extended part 18 of the top and con- 'trol the air and hydro-carbon or oil passing through the casing, the same with the part 1S forming a chamber 40. One of the parts, as shown, the member 41 is provided with lugs arranged to guide the valve during its movement, a spring 44 being provided for normally maintaining the valve in its closed position. The valve member 41 is preferably provided with a stem 43 having a chamber 45 therein normally closed by a cap 451. The valve member 41 carries a hydrocarbon or oilcontrolling valve member 46 arranged to control the amount of oil or hydro-carbon admitted through the duct 21 to the chamber 40, the same being normally maintained in its closed position when the valve member 41 is closed by means of a resilient member 49 and a pin 50, the movement of the same being limited by the enlarged end 48 positioned in the chamberl 45. lVith this construction a close tit is obtained between the valve member 46 and its seat 47 and the valve'member 41 and its s'eat 42.. Any slight Wear, however, of one part will not aliect the adjustment or operation of the other part so that both valves are always pertectly'adjusted and seated. 11E desired; however, they may be made integral, in .Which case the operation will be substantially the same.

The operation ofthe device may be brieiiy described as follows: Assuming that there is a suction caused bythe engine or the like at one of the outlets 9, the valve 22 being iny a position so that the duct .21 land the air inlet 8 are open. Then the suction will cause the valves 41 and 46 to open, admitting the hydro-carbon andy air to the interior of the shell 12 from whence it must be drawn through the angular openings 161 to reach` the engine cylinder or where required. As it passes through the angular openings it will be thoroughly co-mixed and vaporized, giving a highly etlicient charge. 1t may also be co-mingled to a certain extent in passing betweenthe valve 41 and its seat 42, but a thorough mixing occurs as it passes through theangular openings 161. It desired, additional co-mixing or vaporizing members may -be used in addition to the present device, but. inasmuch as these form ing flooded and inoperative.

Having thus described my invention it is obvious that various immaterial modications may be made in the same Without departing from the spirit ot my invention, hence I do not wishto be understood as limiting myself to the exact construction, arrangement or combination of parts herein shown or described or uses mentioned.

that I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. 1n a carbureter, a casing, an outlet pine communicating with said casing, a chamber communicating with the interior of said casing, said chamber being provided with oil and air ports arranged side by side leading thereinto, a single manually operable valve movable over the o-il and air ports for controlling the flow of both oil and .air through said ports, to the interior of said chamber, and an automatically operable valve controlling the communication between said chamber and the interior of said casing.

2. In a carbureter, a casing, an outlet pipe tion between said chamber and the interior of said easing. v

3. In a carbureter, a'casing, an outlet pipe communicatingwith said casing, a chamber communicating With the interior of said casing, said chamber being' provided with oil and air ports leading 'thereinto, a valve movable over said oil port and adapted to progressively close the same, and a member directly connected tos'aid valve and movable over the air port to vary the size thereof, and an automatically operable valve controlling communication between said chamber and the interior of said casing.

4. In a carburetor, a casing provided With oil and air inlet ports leading from the exterior to the interior thereof, a second ,oil port positioned in the Wall of the casini:l and terminating on the exterior thereof adjacent said first mentioned oil port, a valve mo'vably mounted on the exterior of said casing, and provided with a recess-in theunderside thereof, said recess embracing both of said oil ports and one Wall thereof being provided With a portion adapted to vary the size of the oil port leading from the exterior Vto the interior of the casing upon move- 'ment of saidl valve.

5. In la carbureter, a casing provided with oil and air inlet ports leading from the exterior to the interior thereof, a second oil port positioned in the Wall of the casing and terminating` on the exterior thereof` adjacent said first mentioned oil port, a valve movably mounted on the exterior of said casing, and `provided With 4a recess in the underside thereof, said recess embracing both of said oil ports and one Wall thereof being provided With a portion adapted to vary the size of the oil port leading from the exterior to the interior of the casing upon movement of said valve, and means carried by said valve and adapted to vary the size of the air port leading from the exterior to the interior of the casing, upon movement of said valve. l

6. In a carbureter, a chamber provided with oil and air inlet ports leading from the exterior to the interior thereof, an oil supply passage terminating on the exterior of the chamber 'adjacent 'said first mentioned oil port, a valve movably mounted on the exterior of the chamber and provided with a passage therein adapted to connect said oil passages, an air passage leading to said chamber, and means operatively connected to said valve adapted upon movement thereof to vary the size of said air port.

7. In a carbureter, a casing provided with oil and air inlet ports leading' from the exterior to the interior thereof, a second oil port positioned in the Wall of the casing and terminating on the exterior thereof adjacent said first mentioned oil port, a valve movably mounted on the exterior of said casing and provided with a recess in the undersi e thereof, said recess embracing both of said oil ports and one Wall thereof being 'provided With a portion adapted to vary the size of the oil port leading" from the exterior to the interior of the casing" upon movement of said valve, and an adjustable member extending' from said valve and movable over theexterior of the casing and the air inlet port, said movable member being adapted to vary the size of the air port leadinn,I from the exterior' to the interior of the 'casing upon movement of said valve.

8. In a carbureter, a chamber provided With a Wallhaving' a fiat outer surface, said chamber being provided with oil and air inlet ports leading' through said Wall from the exterior to the interior thereof, a second oil port positioned in said Wall and terminating on the exterior thereof adjacent said first mentioned oil port, a'valve pivotally supported upon the flat outer surface of the wall ofthe chamber, yieldable means `for holding said valve in engagement with the outer surface'of the Wall of said chamber, said valve being provided with a passage in the inside thereof embracing' both of said oil ports and With a portion movable over the air inlet.

vIn testimony whereof, I have hereunto `sigmed my name in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses. l

` WALTER C. WESTAWAY.

Witnesses:

ROY W. HILL, CHARLES I. COBB.

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